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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 5491 p4p, 495 weight class) and Carlotos Spiteri (ranked 3869 p4p, 411 weight class). Spiteri has chosen Day to day basis as his entrance music. Carlotos Spiteri acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlotos Spiteri!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto tries to close the distance and clinch but Spiteri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cotto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cotto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spiteri moves out of range as Cotto throws a body kick.
Cotto sets himself, and Spiteri steps forward looking for the clinch! Cotto avoids it this time.
Spiteri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spiteri throws a low kick but Cotto avoids it.
Cotto ducks under a wild hook from Spiteri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiteri moves into range and clinches up with Cotto.
A short right from Spiteri on the inside.
Cotto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cotto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cotto misses with a punch on the inside.
Cotto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cotto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Miguel Cotto has been cut.
Spiteri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spiteri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spiteri works on Cotto's body with a couple of short punches.
Spiteri lands an elbow inside that Cotto shrugs off.
Spiteri misses with an elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Cotto.
Cotto swings wildly with an uppercut but Spiteri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spiteri has a couple of punches blocked by Cotto.
Spiteri misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Spiteri.
Cotto prevents a body shot from Spiteri.
Cotto lands with a right to the head.
Cotto tries to work over Spiteri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Spiteri on the inside.
Cotto misses with a punch on the inside.
Cotto blocks an elbow strike.
Cotto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spiteri scores with a shot to the side of Cotto's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Spiteri fails to land.
Cotto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cotto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cotto half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spiteri has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Some bone on bone action there as Spiteri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spiteri moves out of range of the body kick.
Spiteri throws out a counter right but Cotto avoids it with no problem.
Spiteri misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Cotto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Spiteri misses the shot to the body.
Cotto throwing a counter right hand but Spiteri manages to avoid it.
Cotto throws a series of punches but Spiteri moves out of range.
Spiteri tries to counter with a clinch but Cotto shakes him off and moves away.
Spiteri has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cotto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spiteri backwards.
Nice body punch from Spiteri.
Cotto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Spiteri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cotto tries a body shot but Spiteri blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cotto fails to land.
Cotto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cotto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cotto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cotto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cotto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cotto tries to work over Spiteri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spiteri lands a damaging elbow.
Spiteri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cotto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spiteri works on Cotto's body with a couple of short punches.
Cotto tries to throw a body punch but Spiteri avoids it by throwing Cotto back against the ropes.
Spiteri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spiteri fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spiteri is looking to clinch.
Spiteri takes one to the side of the head.
Cotto moves out of range as Spiteri throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cotto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spiteri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spiteri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cotto misses with a hook. Spiteri ducked under it nicely.
Cotto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cotto.
Cotto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spiteri.
Spiteri scores with a jab to the body.
Spiteri misses with a body punch
and Cotto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spiteri ducks under a wild hook from Cotto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlotos Spiteri will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miguel Cotto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spiteri scores with a sloppy right hand. Cotto should have avoided that one.
Cotto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Spiteri looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Decent striking displayed by Spiteri there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cotto.
Cotto scores with a spinning back kick!
Spiteri is looking to clinch.
Spiteri misses with an uppercut
and Cotto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Spiteri 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cotto lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri looks for the body kick but Cotto saw that one coming.
Cotto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Spiteri moves out of range of the body kick from Cotto.
Spiteri tries to counter with a clinch but Cotto shakes him off and moves away.
Cotto slips under a jab.
Cotto throws a quick counter head kick but Spiteri was just out of range.
Spiteri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cotto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cotto lands with a kick to the temple. Spiteri shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cotto blocks the body kick.
Cotto scores with a spinning back kick!
Cotto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spiteri is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto keeps Spiteri at a distance using the push kick.
Spiteri misses with a low kick as Cotto jumps back.
Cotto looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good leg kick by Spiteri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cotto throws a big shot that misses.
Spiteri connects with a looping right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cotto.
Cotto throws a leg kick
and Spiteri counters by moving into the clinch.
Spiteri stalling in the clinch but Cotto improves position.
Spiteri cracks Cotto with a nice body shot.
Cotto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spiteri avoids it.
Spiteri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spiteri moves out of range of the body kick from Cotto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spiteri attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spiteri misses with a hook. Cotto ducked under it nicely.
Spiteri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cotto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cotto.
Spiteri moves forwards but Cotto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spiteri, right into the meat.
Cotto misses with a hook
and Spiteri counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spiteri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto throws a solid leg kick but Spiteri takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cotto.
Cotto sets himself, and Spiteri steps forward looking for the clinch! Cotto avoids it this time.
Spiteri on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Spiteri cracks the inside of Cotto's front leg.
Cotto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cotto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cotto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cotto moves into the clinch.
Spiteri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cotto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cotto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spiteri replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cotto blocks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Cotto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cotto's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cotto duly obliges.
Cotto throws a head kick that misses
and Spiteri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cotto avoids the body shot from Spiteri.
Cotto throws a head kick that half lands.
Spiteri is still on wobbly legs! Can Cotto finish him?
Cotto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spiteri.
Spiteri seems to have recovered his senses.
Cotto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Cotto misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiteri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cotto.
Cotto is looking to slow Spiteri down with leg kicks.
Spiteri blocks a leg kick.
Spiteri feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cotto.
Spiteri ducks under a wild hook from Cotto.
Cotto misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Spiteri.
Spiteri feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cotto's calf.
Cotto throws a hook but Spiteri blocks it.
Spiteri steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Spiteri works the jab nicely.
Cotto throws a wild body kick that Spiteri sees coming a mile off.
A lazy left from Spiteri finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri misses with a kick to the body.
Spiteri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spiteri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cotto's sensitive parts.
Cotto misses with a leg kick.
Spiteri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotto.
It looked like Cotto was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Spiteri moves in looking to clinch but Cotto pushes him off.
Cotto tries to clinch up but Spiteri circles away and keeps his distance.
Spiteri misses with a low kick.
Cotto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spiteri has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cotto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cotto. Cotto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cotto slips under a jab from Spiteri.
Cotto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Spiteri misses with a head kick.
Cotto moves out of range as Spiteri strikes.
Cotto looks to land a body kick but Spiteri moved away.
Carlotos Spiteri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cotto throws a head kick that misses.
Cotto feints and then cracks Spiteri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spiteri down.
Cotto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spiteri circles away quickly and effectively.
Spiteri tries to clinch but Cotto moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A thudding body kick lands there by Spiteri!
Cotto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spiteri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cotto swings widly with a right hand
and Spiteri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spiteri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotto manages to avoid it.
Cotto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cotto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miguel Cotto's cut is getting worse.
Miguel Cotto is winning the standup battle so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cotto throws a head kick but Spiteri moves out of range.
Spiteri counters with a body kick.
Spiteri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cotto walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Cotto is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Carlotos Spiteri!
A victorious Carlotos Spiteri thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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